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W EEKLY EDITION NOV 23, 2016 PSAI Announces Changes in World Portable Sanitation Day Observance The Association will join the United Nations and the World Toilet Organization to recognize the importance of all toilets on November 19 each year. The PSAI will host an Urgent Run in conjunction with the 2017 Nuts and Bolts Educational Conference. Portable restrooms play an important role in providing sanitation options globally. Whether the units are used for a weekend festival in North America or as an interim option in regions lacking sewered services, the humble porta - potty is an essential resource when people urgently "gotta go." To recognize this contribution, in 2013 the PSAI designated August 15 each yea r as World Portable Sanitation Day (WPSD). Since then the Association and its Members have led the way in raising awareness about sanitation and the significant impact of portable units. Similarly, World Toilet Day ( WTD ) is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world on issues relating to sanitation. Originally established by the World Toilet Organization (WTO) in 2001, the day is intended to draw attention to global sanitation issues and is observed annually on November 19. Since 2001, World Toilet Day has grown in scope and recognition by global partners. In 2013, the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution recognizing WTD as an official UN international day (UN Resolution A/67/L.75) At the 2016 Nuts and Bolts Educational Conference, the PSAI announced that WPSD will move to November 19 beginning in 2017. The purpose of the move is to unite the globe in its recognition of sanitation and to speak with one voice regarding its importanc e. "Over the past two years, the PSAI has been in contact with many partners around the world. Beginning with our meeting with the German association BDE in May 2015, then by way of the PSAI's involvement with ANSI and ISO in the creation of global standards for nons ewere d waste solutions in 2016, and finally t hrough interactions with representatives from the World Toilet Organization , the value of joining together became clear to us," says Karleen Kos, PSAI Executive Director. P AGE 8 CONTINUED ON PAGE 9